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-rw-r--r-- | tools/perf/builtin-top.c | 10 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c index dc80044bc46f..795e353de095 100644 --- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c +++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c @@ -1568,9 +1568,13 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv) */ status = perf_env__read_cpuid(&perf_env); if (status) { - pr_err("Couldn't read the cpuid for this machine: %s\n", - str_error_r(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf))); - goto out_delete_evlist; + /* + * Some arches do not provide a get_cpuid(), so just use pr_debug, otherwise + * warn the user explicitely. + */ + eprintf(status == ENOSYS ? 1 : 0, verbose, + "Couldn't read the cpuid for this machine: %s\n", + str_error_r(errno, errbuf, sizeof(errbuf))); } top.evlist->env = &perf_env; |